Carter Roy
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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That isn't a mistake.
It's deliberate.
USRC encourages doctors to list syphilis as the cause of death for dial painters.
Now, think about what that means.
In the 1920s, syphilis is shameful.
It's associated with promiscuity, prostitution, and moral failures.
By pinning syphilis on the dead women, USRC isn't just deflecting blame.
They're assassinating the character of their own victims.
USRC has buried the evidence, silenced the scientists, smeared the dead.
And they have one more advantage.
Time.
The women are dying.
All the company has to do is wait them out.
What they don't know is that dying women make stubborn enemies.
Stay with us.
Okay, let's go back to Grace Fryer, the eager 18-year-old from the beginning of our story.
By 1925, she's falling apart.
Her spine is deteriorating.
She has to wear a steel back brace just to sit up.
Her jaw is crumbling.